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General Knowledge(GK) (or) General Awareness

Welcome to the General Knowledge Section of Free Time Learning. As we are aware General Knowledge (GK) is a very important area in all the competitive exams held in the country. Nowadays, a good knowledge of general awareness is very important in clearing any competitive and government recruitment examinations.

These General Knowledge Question are very important and usefull to UPSC, IAS/PCS, UPPSC, IBPS, SBI, RBI, SSC, CGL, Railway, APPSC, TSPSC, KPSC, TNPSC, TPSC, UPPSC, MPSC, RPSC, BPSC, MPPSC, UKPSC, MPSC, and other competitive exams.

1 .
Which one of the following places has a protected mangrove region?
A)
Chandra Tal
B)
Goa
C)
Eastern Ghats
D)
Western Ghats

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Goa

Goa has a protected mangrove region.

Published On : June 24, 2021
2 .
In which city of India is Charminar located?
A)
Hyderabad
B)
Delhi
C)
Pune
D)
Aurangabad

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Hyderabad

Charminar, (Urdu: “Four Minarets”) historic monument located at the heart of Hyderabad, west-central Telangana state, south-central India. The city, which is the capital of both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh states, was also the capital of the historic princely state of Hyderabad.

Published On : June 24, 2021
3 .
Which of the following State is surrounded by Bangladesh from three sides?
A)
Assam
B)
Nagaland
C)
Arunachal Pradesh
D)
Tripura

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Tripura

Tripura is bordered by Bangladesh to the north, south, and west, and the Indian states of Assam and Mizoram to the east.

Published On : June 24, 2021
4 .
_____ is a cold desert lying in the Great Himalayas.
A)
Vindhya
B)
Aravalli
C)
Satpura
D)
Ladakh

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Ladakh

Ladakh is a cold desert lying in the Great Himalayas, on the eastern side of Jammu and Kashmir (Fig. 9.4). The Karakoram Range in the north and the Zanskar mountains in the south enclose it.

Published On : June 24, 2021
5 .
In which one of the following places was Asia’s first Export Processing Zone (EPZ) set up?
A)
Surat
B)
Santa Cruz
C)
Kandla
D)
Cochin

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Kandla

The Asia's first Export Processing Zone (EPZ) model in promoting exports was set up in Kandla Gujarat. It is the Asia's first EPZ set up in 1965.

Published On : June 24, 2021
6 .
Mount Abu is a hill station located in _____ ranges.
A)
Vindhya
B)
Aravalli
C)
Satpuda
D)
Sahyadri

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Aravalli

pronunciation (help·info)) is a hill station in the Aravalli Range in Pindwara - Abu Assembly Constituency Of Sirohi district of Rajasthan state in western India, near the border with Gujarat. The mountain forms a rocky plateau 22 km long by 9 km wide.

Published On : June 24, 2021
7 .
Raipur is the Capital City of
A)
Chhattisgarh
B)
Assam
C)
Telangana
D)
Dadra and Nagar Haveli

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Chhattisgarh

Raipur city had been the capital of the Haihaya Kings, controlling the traditional forts of the Chhattisgarh for a long time. The town of Raipur has been in existence since the 9th century, the old site and ruins of the fort can be seen in the southern part of the city.

Published On : June 24, 2021
8 .
As per the ISFR 2019, the total forest cover of India increased by what percent?
A)
0.23%
B)
0.56%
C)
2.8%
D)
3.2%

Correct Answer : Option (B) - 0.56%

As per the ISFR 2019, the total forest cover of India increased by 0.56% (3,976 sq. km.). Total tree cover increased by 1.29% and forest and tree together increased by 0.65%.

Published On : June 24, 2021
9 .
The Headquarters of the Southern Naval Command of the Indian Navy is located at which one of the following places?
A)
Chennai
B)
Karwar
C)
Thiruvananthapuram
D)
Kochi

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Kochi

The Southern Naval Command is one of the three command-level formations of the Indian Navy. It has its headquarters in Kochi, Kerala at INS Venduruthy.

Published On : June 24, 2021
10 .
The headquarters of ISRO is located at
A)
Mumbai
B)
Pune
C)
Bangalore
D)
New Delhi

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Bangalore

The Secretariat of DOS and ISRO Headquarters are located at Antariksh Bhavan in Bangalore.

Published On : June 24, 2021